As long as he keeps covering for Kerry without addressing the Swift Vets' charges specifically, he's not going to find any peace, regardless of whether there are TV cameras on them or not.
I wonder what this guy does for a living and how he talked his boss into letting him take off and fly around the country, I'm sure at his own expense, and campaign for his savior.
Monsieur Rassman's lips are "irritated" from being stuck to Kerry's derriere...
Question: Mr. Rassmann, have you ever received a payment, check, cash or anything of value from John F. Kerry or Terressa Kerry or any foundation connected to John or Terressa Kerry or any group sponsoring or supporting J. F. Kerry? If so, what, what value or how much and when? Do you expect future gifts or payments?
This from:
VIETNAM SPECIAL FORCES/ AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS OTHER VIETNAM VETERANS EX-POWS-KIA/MIA FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY AGAINST KERRY
http://www.vnsfvetakerry.com/
http://www.vnsfvetakerry.com/jim_rassmann.htm
A CQ reader who wishes to remain anonymous sent this over to me this morning. The reader claims that he had Special Forces experience in Viet Nam and has this to say about Rassman:
There are a lot of angles to the Kerry saga. I doubt anyone gets to every question, but some are compelling to me. The question that goes begging today is why was Rassman there at all?
I don't believe SF will take an official position on this, so I'll post what I have heard. I have never bad mouthed fellow SFers before, but I do have these comments from some sources I trust.
Rassman was reportedly the Asst S-1, which means he was the assistant admininistrative officer. Not exactly a key sought after job for an SF officer LOL. In fact I don't recall knowing of any official Asst S-1 officer slots in the field. Jobs like that are created to keep idiots off the teams.
He was supposedly in charge of awards and decorations (A&D) in a field unit. SF didn't issue many, so it was hardly a taxing assignment. The man doing that job at SF HQ RVN was a Sergeant. Giving it to an officer in a field unit as a primary duty is beyond unusual.
He was probably AWOL when he was with Kerry. At best someone may have said, OK go, just to get him out of the way.
My comments and speculation.
If Rassman was an A&D clerk, his knowledge of how to get awards approved was probably very interesting to Kerry. Since reports indicate he wrote the citation for Kerry's SS, I believe this speculation is well-founded.
And how does an SF LT fall out of a 50' boat? I have been through days and weeks of small boat training and drills, we never had anyone fall out.
Rassman says he was under fire. Anytime anyone was shooting within 50 yds of me I always assumed I was the target until I could prove otherwise. Rassman could not do that while in the drink. I will take the word of the other boat crews that there was no enemy fire at all. They had the best view to assess the situation. My mind keeps going back to Rassman's A&D job. He knew if there was no enemy fire there would be no award citations.
This entire operation smells bad to me. Kerry was in command he gets credit for everything his unit did and everything it failed to do. The Swiftvets are getting heavy pressure and questioning. I would like to see a reporter question Rassman in detail.
To me, the Bronze Star story is really the least of Kerry's problems. However, if the official after-action reports ever come out from the other teams there that day, it may prove rather embarrassing for Rassman, regardless of how many times he can say Spaeth Communications and John McCain in a 1500-word essay. And that's really the crux of the matter: we need to see the entire file on John Kerry to determine who's telling the truth. Is it John Kerry and a handful of people, or over 200 combat veterans who were also there and saw him in action?
Until John Kerry releases his complete military records, the credibility of the Swiftvets will continue to grow. As long as Kerry keeps answering their well-documented allegations with nothing but intimidation tactics, his credibility will be completely suspect. Jim Rassman cannot save John Kerry from himself.
Posted by Captain Ed at 09:56 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0) http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/
Pardon my language please, but Ruck Fassman!
LLS
Ya know, maybe it's time that Jim Rassmann, sign off on HIS SF 180! Or even show his DD-214?
NOTE: I have never, EVER disrespected a 'Snake-Eater" before, but I'm starting to have my doubts about this guy - and I really hate to say that.
But after all, do we know that this person is really 'the' Lt Jim Rassmann, 1st Special Forces, 5th Special Forces Group?!? It's not like Kerry hasn't associated with phony 'war heroes' before.
just a thought.......
From the Matrix Reloaded:
Twin #1: We are getting aggravated.
Twin #2: Yes, we are.
I hope he gets "irritated" enough to confess that he's been lying for 35 years.
What can I say? He's begging for it!
Jim Rassmann has sand in his vagina!
This is the same "lifelong Republican" who turned up on John Kerry's porch a week or so before the Iowa Caucus, probably thinking that he'd show his appreciation fo Kerry for fishing him out of the drink 30-plus years ago by spending a few days as a prop for photos, keep Kerry's campaign alive a few days or weeks by helping him be competitive in Iowa, then slink back into obscurity.
Now he's being shoved out there literally as the lone "I served with John Kerry" voice to counter the Swifties.
Not quite what you signed on for there, eh Mr. Rassmann?
Sounds like the fat boy is getting a little 'snippy'.....hehehehheeh.
